Disclaimer: Don't own it.

A/N: To finish what I started.

Reality Twist

Chapter 6

Yami watched Katiana as she skipped along the path a little ways ahead of him. She was so gorgeous and in the past, she had always been his light. She had always been the one who was his reasoning while battling and now, he had two reasons to be careful and safe, or risk loosing them both. Yugi and she were his reasons, he'd do anything to keep them safe, keep them close, he'd protect them.

"Love, wait up!" Yami cried and ran up to where Katiana waited impatiently, tapping her foot in a teasing manner. He took her into his arms and kissed her lightly. Yugi and Katiana, his reasons to exist.

…

Yami tucked Katiana in for a sound sleep, knowing all to well he didn't want to leave her side.

"My Yami," she murmured as she slowly drifted off. He smiled; she still had a sense of possessiveness.

"Yami, are you going to bed yet?" Yugi asked from the hallway, holding a toothbrush in one hand in his cute PJs. Yami smiled and left his love sleeping on the couch and went over to his Hikari.

"I'm ready," he said with a yawn.

"Good, me too," Yugi said. "Katiana said she was going tomorrow to find an apartment."

"She stays with me," Yami said quickly and sounded very possessive as he said it. "I won't ever let her out of my sight again."

"I know but," Yugi started but before he found his words they fell on deaf ears as Yami murmured goodnight and shut his door. "Love makes people different." Yugi was saying this more to himself than anyone but as he shut his own door he could have sworn he heard Katiana laugh softly. He liked her laugh.

…

"Yami," a quite voice began speaking to Yami, who wondered who was in his soul room at this time of night. He glanced around and saw coming into his doorway was a black cat.

"What brings you here at this time of night?" he asked as he sat down upon some steps. The cat jumped into Yami's lap.

"To talk, what else?" it asked and rubbed its head against Yami's chest.

"What do you want to talk about love?" Yami asked and Katiana purred.

"I don't see why you don't want me finding my own place to live," she said. Yami scratched her behind her ears.

"Your place is with me…" he began.

"Not yet," she interrupted. "And you know all to well I can take care of myself."
"You would choose a simple apartment!" he argued.

"What's wrong with that?" she asked as she licked a paw.

"When we…" he began and then stopped. "You deserve something fancy, elegant. You deserve something beautiful."

"Yami, you know you can't force me," she murmured and flicked her tail against his arm. Katiana sat up a little straighter and rubbed her head again against his chest.

"I know," he said, slightly saddened. "I see you still like the cat form."
"Only when I'm here or with the spirits or when it's necessary for me to be in spirit form," she said, glad for the change in conversation.

"I, in many ways prefer it," Yami said and Katiana purred.

"I should let you get some sleep. I know you want to be fully awake when you help me find suitable living quarters," she said and looked up with the shiny eyes of the cat that she was.

"And then when we're married, I'll make sure you have the best of everything," he said. "I promise."
"I don't need the best, just being with you is enough, it's the best for me," she whispered.

"I'm not as powerful or as rich as I used to be," Yami said. "But I shall keep my promise."

"My Yami," she purred and Yami kissed her nose and laughed sadly.

"Always the possessive one," he said. "You should get some sleep too."

"Yes, I should," she replied and jumped off of his lap lightly landing on the floor and then made her way towards the door. "But Yami…"
"Do you still duel naked?" she asked with a grin and Yami smiled knowingly.

"When you next come in here remember your deck," he said, the lust apparent in his voice. She laughed at him.

"Aye, I shall," Katiana replied and twitched her tail and walked out of Yami's soul room door.

"Temptress of the night, of my dreams," Yami muttered. "Goodnight love." And Yami let himself fade to the oblivion of sleep.

…

"Yami, c'mon, get moving!" Katiana called out. Yugi, Yami and the gang were helping Katiana find an apartment.

"Tough," he said bitterly. "I'll go as fast as I want to go."

"Yami, come on, don't be a pain," she said.

"We want to eat lunch sometime today," Tea said. "And we're going after we see this next apartment."
"Like I said before, tough," Yami replied. Everyone knew Yami was stalling because the sooner Katiana moved into her new apartment the sooner Yami would sulk about not being able to remain closer to her to protect her. Katiana walked up to him and took his hand, dragging him to the group.

"C'mon, I want to look at the apartment here," she said and he reluctantly allowed himself to be dragged along.

"But this place seems so shabby," Yami said. "If that's the right word for it."

"It's functional. That's all I'm looking for," Katiana said.

"You deserve elegant," Yami murmured and Katiana turned to smile at him.

"I don't NEED elegant and you know it," she replied. "Besides, are you sure that I'm really the same person I used to be?"
"Yes I am," Yami said. "And I know that even in this life you still are well-to-do."

"I make my own way," she said. "And even in this life I know nothing of my family."

"I'm your family," Yami said and pulled Katiana close.

Joey let out an aggravated sigh. "Get a room!" Katiana laughed and smiled warmly at him.

"That's what I'm trying to do," she replied and everyone laughed…even Yami did for a moment.

"My love," he whispered into her ear and Katiana lovingly pushed away, kissing him lightly and continued to drag him along.

"C'mon lazybones," she said and pulled him along. He groaned but finally relented and permitted himself to be dragged along. Katiana was happy and sad at the same time, but she didn't let Yami know.

…

"That place was perfect for me!" Katiana said only moments before she dug into her penne pasta with marinara sauce and cheese.

"It was a dump," Tea and Yami said in unison.

"We're in agreement here I think," Yugi sighed. "Not saying to offend but you could do better."

"In love or in apartments?" Katiana retorted with a smile. Yugi grinned nervously at her while Yami glared. Yugi decided it was best not to say anything at all and that further angered Yami.

"Katiana," he began, "Why this place?"
"Because," she said between mouthfuls, "It's small for me and all I need is a place to live, it serves my purpose."

"Katiana," he began again, "don't."

"You don't have any power over me Yami," she replied. "Not that you ever really did."

"I did that night you caught me…" he started but Katiana hushed him with a finger to his lips, noticing the grim faces of their friends. They didn't need to know.

"Anyways," Tristen said. "We better continue looking for a better place."

"But I like the place we just saw!" Katiana complained. These friends of Yami's were almost too much for her with being so concerned for her well being and they hardly knew her.

"Then you shall stay with me in my room," Yami said, a determined look on his face.

"Definitely not," Katiana replied.

"Why not, you used to sleep in my arms all the time and you never complained," he stated firmly.

"When we got engaged I technically had to sleep in another bed if I wanted to sleep at all," she replied. Yami grinned a grin full of male satisfaction.

"Didn't need to know that," Joey said. "Really didn't need to know that." Katiana smiled sadly.

"But still," Yami began.

"I'm going to take it," Katiana said firmly. "It's right for me."
"Katiana…" he said, pleading in his eyes.

"I'll be fine," she said and kissed him on the nose. "I promise."

TBC

A/N: I know it sucks. I have it all written down; the copying part of it is just a little bit of a hassle. I will finish though; it's almost done, in the sense that I'll have to cut out some dirty stuff…